advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
awareness; realization; noticing
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
strategy meeting; council of war
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
making one's best exertions
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
treatment as a guest; guest
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
cease-fire; truce; armistice
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance